St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-29

a RT1CLES OF INCORPORATED 81
"A men by these presents That we, who's,
names are hereto subscribed, associate ourselves
together for the purpose of forming and organic
ing. and by these presents do hereby form and
organize corporation under title two (2) of chap
ter thirty-four (3) of Statutes of Minnesota and
for the purpose aforesaid, and in accordance with
the provisions OF the Statutes in such cases made
and provided, we adopt and by our signatures
hereto confirm the following Articles of Incorpo.
rationas. well as this declaration in is behalf:
Flrst-The name of this corporation shall be
The Northwestern Natural Gas, Oil and Mining
Company.
second-The general nature of the business to
De carried on shall be the boring or drilling OF
wells for obtaining natural gas and oil or both;
the production, marketing and distributing of
such gas or OIL by pipe lines. conductors or other
wise; the construction and maintenance of storage
tanks for either or both the sinking of shafts or
drifts for the mining of coal or other minerals
whether in solution otherwise the buyine and
selling OF either or all of such products of nature;
the purchase and selling OF real estate incident to
the proper prosecution of such business either or
ali OF them; the purchase, selling building and
erecting all and singular the necessary buildings,
retorts, tanks. reservoirs, pipe lines, works or
contrivances, and the appurtenances pertaining to
such business or any of its branches or incidental
thereto, one, either and all of them.
Third-Fhe principal place for the transactinp
OF tue Companys business shall be the City of St.
Paul, County of Ramsey state OF Minnesota.
Fourth.The time Of the commencement of bust
ness shall be the l9th day of March, A. d. 1887
and the period OF its existence thirty years from
said 18th day of March, reserving any right to re-
newal now existing by the Statutes or hereafter
enacted.
Fifth-The amount of capital stock shall be FIVE
hundred Thousand ($500. 000) dollars. Such capi-
tai stock shall be divided into five thousand
shares of one hundred (sl00) dollars each share.
to be issued and paid for at such time and in such
manner as the directors or other officers herein
after designated shall direct; but always in ac-
cordance with the provisions of law governing the
issue of stock in corporations.
sixth-The unsecured Indebtedness of this cor
poration shall never exceed ten thousand (SlO,-
Qtf ned
wise. shall never exceed two hundred Thousand
(s200,00O) dollars
Seventh-The capital stock may be increased in
accordance with the provisions of law
Elghth-The names of the ineorporators FORM
ing this corporation and their respective places of
residence res are as follows, to-wit E. j. Cemingie
Oil City, Pennsylvania; w. G. Hunter Pittsburp
Pennsylvana; Hugh Brawley. St Paul, Mime
sofa.
NinthIThe following named persons shall con-
sttufe the first Board of Directors, or officers: F.
j. Clemengle, w. G. Hunter, Hugh Brawley who
are hereby selected agreed upon and appointed
TO manage the affairs OF said corporation until
their successors are elected and qualified as pro-
Vlded by the bylaws, and the first election shall
De at the hrst annual meeting to be holden at the
once OF the corporation in st. Paul, on the first
Saturday of January, A. d. 1888, at 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon, and the said Z. J. Gle mngie shall
perform the duties of Preside Mt, and the said w
Z. Hunter shall discharge the duties of Treasurer
until their successors shall be appointed by said
managers and as such officers shall have the
power and are hereby authorized to select from
lne sOckhOiueFs any person or persons to fill any
vacancy arising in their board, either DIV death or
resignation. And their action in this behalf is
aao snail stand for our action confirmed By these
presents.
Tenth-The business of this corporation and tbe
management Of its affairs shall be vested in their
Board of Directors which shall be composed Of
three, as before set forth, until the first annual
meeting, but thereafter may cons ist of three or
more not exceeding nine, as the bylaws shall pro-
vide.
Such Board of Directors shall choose from their
number so elected, Pres ident of said corpora
ton. They shall appoint q Treasurer who shall re
stockhoider of not less than ten shares and a
Clerk OF the Board OF Directors shall be appointed
by the President. And all officers agents and
servants OF said corporation shall be appointed by
the Board of Directors, subject to removal bv
such board, without hearing question. And all
things which duly elected Board of Directors
might lawfully do in, or pertaining to the BUSH
ness OF this corporation shall be done by the said
+. D. Clemlngie, W. G. Hunter and Hugh Brawlev
who are duly constitutes and empowered BY us to
assume and manage the business of this CORPORA
tlon until their successors are chosen as afore-
said.
w. Locke Secretary or Clerk of this CORPORATION
until his successor is duly elected and Qualified
and we shall have the custody, under the direc-
ton of the Board of Directors, and the board of
managers aforesaid of the records of this corpo-
ration.
In witness whereof we, whose names are first
above written, have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 18th day of March. A. D. 1887
+. j. CLEMENGIE, [Seall
w. G. HUNTER, fSeaIT
t.+~ HUGH BRAWLEY. TSeall